Chapter Sixty-five Pray, tell me, how much sorrow can one bear? (V)
Word Number:181
Author:一曲雨霖铃
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Release Time:2025-09-28
He spake: Clad in green silk-patched raiment to warm the mail, with scarlet cords binding his kerchief that gleams about his ribs. Bare-breasted, sleeves short, a carved falcon coils; great sabre and long sword are thrust as dragons and serpents. Now it is told: The Nine-Tailed Spirit Fox, seeking to control Wei Xiang’er and her daughter Li Guo’er, was forced to employ the Art of Transforming into the Three Pure Ones with one breath. Yet from former wounds her power waned; thus she resolved, according to ancient texts, to restore her strength by the stratagem of “drawing the Yang to nourish the Yin.” Heaven favoured her design. When Li Guo’er returned to Chang’an, Wu Chongxun still pined for her, sending frequent letters full of tender entreaty. The Spirit Fox, discerning the moment, consented to secret meetings. Passion grew, and Wu, overcome, sought the bliss of union. Li Guo’er (the Spirit Fox) saw the prey upon the hook and determined that night to fulfil the destined bond. They shared one quilt, tasting conjugal affection: he, a you